Efficient organization of the work of the agricultural sector is the basis for the development of society, since it is it that provides food to the population. Recently, the role of engineers in this field has increased, which should direct their knowledge to solving such an important issue as the lack of food resources. Agricultural engineers are specialists who can provide technological, technical, economic improvements.
General information
Agroengineering is a science that develops new technologies in agriculture with their further implementation into practical use. What is the speci alty of agricultural engineering? This is the direction of university training of qualified personnel who are designed to solve problems:
- effective operation of equipment and agricultural machinery at the enterprises of the agro-industrial complex;
- Support continuous service of machines;
- installation, adjustment and maintenance of agricultural technological processes and installations with an electric power source, automated systems.
Salary in the field of agricultural engineering starts from 23 thousand rubles. Its further growth depends on the experience of the employee, his skills, region of residence.
Incoming
Code of the speci alty "Agroengineering" - 35.03.06. Education is carried out on the basis of complete secondary education (11 classes). Training in this area is carried out by 32 Russian universities in 29 cities: Astrakhan, Barnaul, Volgograd, Voronezh, Yekaterinburg, Moscow, Krasnodar, Nizhny Novgorod, Ryazan, St. Petersburg, Omsk and others.
For admission, you must pass exams in the following subjects:
- Russian;
- math;
- Physics/Computer Science/Chemistry (depending on the choice of higher education institution).
The average passing score of the Unified State Examination in the country is 150.
Training dates
You can get a profession by completing a bachelor's degree in agricultural engineering. Based on the results, a bachelor's degree is awarded. Depending on the form of study, the terms can be:
- full-time – 4 years;
- part-time – 5 years;
- evening - 5 years.
Provisioning profiles
Answering the question of what it is - the speci alty of agricultural engineering, it should be noted that training is carried out in the followingprofiles:
- technical systems in agribusiness;
- technical service in the agro-industrial complex;
- technologies and means of mechanization;
- agricultural mechanization;
- mechanization of agricultural products processing;
- transportation and storage of agricultural products;
- electrification and automation of agriculture.
Studies studied
In addition to getting acquainted with general engineering subjects - higher mathematics, descriptive geometry, heat engineering, theoretical mechanics, hydraulics, machine parts and others, students master the following special disciplines:
- materials science and technology of structural materials;
- automatic;
- amelioration;
- agroecology;
- bioethics;
- agribusiness;
- nature management;
- geoinformation technologies in agroengineering;
- protected ground machinery and equipment;
- electrotechnologies in agriculture;
- nanotechnology in the agro-industrial complex;
- features of imported agricultural machinery;
- analysis of economic activities of enterprises;
- machines for processing and storing products.
A distinctive feature of the program are:
- Formation of students' knowledge and skills in accordance with international and European quality standards of higher education.
- Participation in conferences and forums,dedicated to the technical modernization of agriculture.
- Training qualified personnel to contribute to the innovative development of the industry.
- Creation of design and research projects to develop new productive technological processes for agro-industrial enterprises.
Problems and challenges
The challenges facing agricultural engineers are not just about increasing efficiency by reducing costs and resources. There are a number of problems, the solution of which also falls on their shoulders:
- desertification of soils;
- decrease in groundwater level due to plowing fields;
- deforestation;
- land pollution;
- soil degradation;
- fires;
- natural features - rocky terrain, swamps, ravines, dry areas.
They all have a negative impact on productivity and efficiency and require the participation of employees trained in agro-engineering. What is it in today's market? This is research and testing both in scientific centers and at machine test stations, specialized vegetable and grain harvesting farms, and agro-industrial plants.
Employment prospects
The high demand for engineers in the field of agriculture is always unchanged and relevant in any region except the Far North. The training of the necessary personnel is carried out in the core industry, such as the speci altyagricultural engineering. What does this mean? After graduation, the specialist will have the following competencies:
- organization of operational adaptation of technical systems to industrial conditions;
- maintenance and repair of working units and machines;
- development and implementation of new design solutions;
- testing and putting into production of agricultural machines, evaluating the effectiveness of their work;
- designing technological processes for agro-industrial enterprises;
- ability to work effectively in a team and manage a team.
Such skills and abilities will allow you to work in design bureaus, design departments of the agro-industrial complex as an electrical manager, as well as in companies involved in the sale of agricultural and automotive equipment. Such enterprises are manufacturing giants in Russia. For example, Technex CJSC, Rostselmash LLC, Kargil and others. They are always interested in agricultural engineering graduates. What job?
- Design engineer.
- Commissioning and testing engineer.
- Engineer for electrification, automation and mechanization of technological processes.
- Chief power engineer of the agro-industrial complex.
- Private consultant.
Large holdings invite specialists to the regions on special preferential terms. Where to work in the field of agricultural engineering? Most often, skilled workersthis profession is invited to regions with developed agriculture, for example, to the Krasnodar Territory, Rostov, Voronezh Region, Stavropol Territory, the Republic of Bashkortostan, Altai Territory.
